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Post  yamahamad Mon Aug 09 2010, 21:27

Maybe it is just because the weather is less than summery lately but i am starting to think about winter projects. This year i want to do a complete strip down literally every nut & bolt & send the frame & swing arm for powdercoating gloss black. Did some googling today & found a powdercoater in birmingham that specialises in bike parts & only 50quid +vat to remove all the original finish with shotblast then zinc coat & powdercoat.
Other bits & bobs of jobs like change fork oil to 7.5w & maybe fit racetech or maxton progressive springs. Anyone else have modding or maintenance jobs in mind for the soon to be winter months?
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Post  Guest Mon Aug 09 2010, 21:34

I'll be stripping down the engine on the Honda XL100 as it is still smoking quite well, even after having a rebore. I'm going to get to the bottom of the problem. I must allow a bit of leeway though cos the engine is 37 years old.

The Fireblade will also get some TLC over the winter as well. I'll be trying to get to all the places you don't normally bother with during the summer. Plus I plan to give it an extra special service as well (don't ask, cos I don't know yet).

Keep me going for a while.

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Post  JDM Mon Aug 09 2010, 21:45

Funnily enough just thinking similiar myself, thinking start off stripping all fairings etc off and see how everything looks, and also looking at going on an airbrushing course so looking at picking up some old knackered fairings to try handy work on!! Thinkin Yazmeen may have completely new look for the new year!!!
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Post  weasley Mon Aug 09 2010, 22:03

Well, I still have a 125 2-stroke crosser with a barrel that needs replacing, if I can ever find the pile of rocking horse poo that replacements are hiding under.

And the Cat needs new rear wheel bearings. I really need to get the brake hoses replaced, probably end up having the swingarm off to do the bearings and linkages. I also fancy rigging up some LED running lights.

I need to lay a deck behind the house too.
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 08:00

The Barnet really does need to get some attention on it this year - my mate has said he'll bring it down to my garage (currently under a sheet at the parents) so i'll have no excuse with regards the polishing etc of it - anything more technical than that and it'll be off to Wildmans again but hopefully it won't need too much - it only needed £300 spending on it when it had been stood for 20 years to get it going again!
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Post  andyb Tue Aug 10 2010, 09:05

I'm seriously contemplating having mine totally stripped down and resprayed some funky radical colour ponder Been investigating costs and doesn't seem to expensive, i just need to think what colour great

Plus, i 'm also considering getting myself a second bike Very Happy Possibly, a street triple or something similar great
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:15

andyb wrote: Been investigating costs and doesn't seem to expensive, i just need to think what colour great


have you been to see this guy Andy at Gosberton?
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he's good - neil has had quite a bit done there plus another of my mates had his done (lol i've just noticed if you click on the tab marked motorcycles on there one of them IS Neil's! the thunderbird sport wow the Bee is famous!)- and he had a thundercat in there the other week -
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going to get him to sort mine out as there is no way plod is going to fork out the £1500 for new plastics!
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Post  simmyoto Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:19

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:- anything more technical than that and it'll be off to Wildmans again but hopefully it won't need too much - it only needed £300 spending on it when it had been stood for 20 years to get it going again!

Wildmans? In spilsby?

do you use them regularly? I absolutely love the place- they used to look after my TZR 125 in the old days when I was seeing one of the mechanice daughter! do they still use a steel bin for changing tyres and do they still have the big wooden ramp for brake testing?
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Post  andyb Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:44

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:

have you been to see this guy Andy at Gosberton?
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Interesting link, thank you great i shall be giving him a call i think Smile
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:50

Lol yep Wildmans in Spilsby. Neil usually gets his 2 MOT'd there. They sorted out the Barnet for me - place hasn't changed - oh, i tell a lie - i think the actual shopfront had a bit of a refit (because they rent it from someone i believe) and they seem to have got quite a stock of bikes in there now but apart from that everything is just about as it was
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:53

andyb wrote:/index.html

Interesting link, thank you great i shall be giving him a call i think Smile [/quote]

i'm just down the road from him at Sutterton so if you go round give me a shout - he's not too difficult to find but feel free to have a coffee on the way back or if you do take the bike to him if i'm off i can always give you lift back to Cranwell. Like i say he's done quite a bit on neil's bikes and i've mentioned to him about my wheels but i'm actually going to give him a call about the other bits too. He's really thorough
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Post  andyb Tue Aug 10 2010, 13:04

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:

if i'm off i can always give you lift back to Cranwell. [/quote]

I'd have a fair way to walk then, i'm at waddington :lol3:
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 16:50

lol yeah course you are - well that would make you fit!! pmsl there is also a bloke at North Hykeham apparently - don't know anything about him other than one of the guys at work uses him quite a bit he was telling me about him when i said about my bike - if you want me to find his details out let me know.
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Post  andyb Tue Aug 10 2010, 17:13

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:lol yeah course you are - well that would make you fit!! pmsl there is also a bloke at North Hykeham apparently - don't know anything about him other than one of the guys at work uses him quite a bit he was telling me about him when i said about my bike - if you want me to find his details out let me know.

Got his details already somewhere ponder

The bloke in the MV agusta shop in lincoln gave it to me yesterday.
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Post  ellie Tue Aug 10 2010, 21:20

Nicks a panel beater and painter and had mine shiney and back as good as new in less than a week after my 'off' and thrown in you get a trip to Matlock!! LOL I know hes booked up till the end of September tho.

Good Luck with whatever you decide Andy.
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Post  Rosco Tue Aug 10 2010, 21:28

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:The bloke in the MV agusta shop in lincoln gave it to me yesterday.

I bet he did.
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 10 2010, 23:29

it was andy he gave it to not me!
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Post  Rosco Wed Aug 11 2010, 09:00

Oops....I bet I can't read posts properly.

Sorry Suzi...your reputation is still unblemished and mine slides another notch or two.

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Post  andyb Wed Aug 11 2010, 09:11

Thats you told rosco pmsl
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Post  Guest Wed Aug 11 2010, 11:27

Rosco wrote:

Sorry Suzi...your reputation is still unblemished .

Hmmm that i seriously doubt!
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Post  Guest Sat Aug 14 2010, 23:58

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:[
have you been to see this guy Andy at Gosberton?
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depends how fussy you are about the finish, but actually I wouldn't recommend him, he wont be doing anything else for me.. Evil or Very Mad I'm not sure what sort of job he did on that Thundercat either as the thread has been deleted and the customer gone a bit quiet... there was a bloke over on the saxilby road who did a decent job on my Guzzi, sadly he's packed in painting..

AndyB - I'd be interested to hear if you do find anyone else locally..

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Post  Guest Sun Aug 15 2010, 07:41

oh blimey thats not good and i'd spoken to someone else who thought he was quite good- still i have now found someone else .... possibly ... so all is well
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